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Vicuna

Vicuna Meaning & Definition
Vicuna Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Vicuna?

[n] small wild cud-chewing Andean animal similar to the guanaco but smaller; valued for its fleecy undercoat
[n] a soft wool fabric made from the fleece of the vicuna
[n] the wool of the vicuna

Synonyms | Synonyms for Vicuna: Vicugna vicugna

Related Terms | Find terms related to Vicuna:

See Also | artiodactyl | artiodactyl mammal | cloth | even-toed ungulate | fabric | genus Vicugna | material | textile | Vicugna | wool

Vicuna In Webster's Dictionary

\Vi*cu"[~n]a\, Vicugna \Vi*cu"gna\, n. [Sp. vicu[~n]a. Cf. {Vigonia}.] (Zo["o]l.) A South American mammal ({Auchenia vicunna}) native of the elevated plains of the Andes, allied to the llama but smaller. It has a thick coat of very fine reddish brown wool, and long, pendent white hair on the breast and belly. It is hunted for its wool and flesh.

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